Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools)
Since its discovery four decades ago, the Boulder Patch kelp bed community in the Beaufort Sea has been an important site for long-term ecological studies in northern Arctic Alaska. Given the difficulties associated with identifying species of marine algae on the basis of morphology, we sought to DN...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic4679 2024-06-09T07:41:51+00:00 Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) Bringloe, Trevor T. Dunton, Kenneth H. Saunders, Gary W. 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4679 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/67717/51613 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ARCTIC volume 70, issue 4 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 2017 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4679 2024-05-14T12:53:43Z Since its discovery four decades ago, the Boulder Patch kelp bed community in the Beaufort Sea has been an important site for long-term ecological studies in northern Arctic Alaska. Given the difficulties associated with identifying species of marine algae on the basis of morphology, we sought to DNA barcode a portion of the flora from the area and update a recently published species list. Genetic data were generated for 20 species in the area. Fifty-five percent of the barcoded flora confirmed the morphological species identifications. Five barcoded species revealed what are likely misapplied names to the Boulder Patch flora; the updated names include Ahnfeltia borealis, Phycodrys fimbriata, Pylaiella washingtoniensis, Rhodomela lycopodioides f. flagellaris, and Ulva prolifera. The remaining four species require taxonomic work and possibly represent new records for the Boulder Patch. Our observations indicate that we need considerably more research to understand marine macroalgal biodiversity in the Arctic. Supplementing Arctic species lists using genetic data will be essential in establishing an accurate and reliable baseline for monitoring changes in ecosystem biodiversity driven by long-term changes in regional climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Alaska Arctic Institute of North America Arctic ARCTIC 70 4 |
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Since its discovery four decades ago, the Boulder Patch kelp bed community in the Beaufort Sea has been an important site for long-term ecological studies in northern Arctic Alaska. Given the difficulties associated with identifying species of marine algae on the basis of morphology, we sought to DNA barcode a portion of the flora from the area and update a recently published species list. Genetic data were generated for 20 species in the area. Fifty-five percent of the barcoded flora confirmed the morphological species identifications. Five barcoded species revealed what are likely misapplied names to the Boulder Patch flora; the updated names include Ahnfeltia borealis, Phycodrys fimbriata, Pylaiella washingtoniensis, Rhodomela lycopodioides f. flagellaris, and Ulva prolifera. The remaining four species require taxonomic work and possibly represent new records for the Boulder Patch. Our observations indicate that we need considerably more research to understand marine macroalgal biodiversity in the Arctic. Supplementing Arctic species lists using genetic data will be essential in establishing an accurate and reliable baseline for monitoring changes in ecosystem biodiversity driven by long-term changes in regional climate. |
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Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) |
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Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) |
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Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) |
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Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) |
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Updates to the Marine Algal Flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off Northern Alaska as Revealed by DNA Barcoding + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) |
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updates to the marine algal flora of the boulder patch in the beaufort sea off northern alaska as revealed by dna barcoding + supplementary appendix 1 (see article tools) |
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